Scrapping "Essential Benefits" May Be Biggest Health Care Change

Posted on May 11, 2017

The conversation surrounding health care in our country can be oftentimes complicated and difficult to grapple with. Trying to decipher the impact of block grants and state waivers, Medicaid and Medicare, and how it affects your financial and physical well being can be overwhelming. Compounding this debate is that health care is a very emotional issue because we rarely think about until we or our loved ones absolutely need it.

This generates an almost primal fight-or-flight reaction when our health care is at risk. This article struck me because it looks at one of the biggest proposed changes to our federal health care system and speaks to its impact to those with insurance and those seeking it. No matter where you line up on the debate ideologically, take a few minutes to read this article and let me know what you think.